Zu An frowned. He had been completely focused on drawing Daji, and this was the imperial envoy’s ship, with guards patrolling everywhere. That was why he had ended up lowering his guard a bit.

But even if he had lowered his guard, with his cultivation, it shouldn’t have been that easy for ordinary cultivators to approach him at all. And yet, he had only noticed this person after they had already made their move! This person definitely had some special concealment skill.

Zu An didn’t dare to show any carelessness. His fingers struck the dagger, and while the other party’s fingers were trembling, he rammed right against the person’s chest. However, the other person reacted quickly as well, their body bending at an inconceivable angle to evade his attack.

Zu An used the Feathersilk Entangling Art to prevent the other person from widening the distance between them. His opponent was also well versed in techniques, countering right back. They exchanged more than ten moves in a row.

Zu An noticed that the...